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. >>> president obama is having his first solo press ken -- nbc's tracie potts joins us live in washington with a preview. tracey, good friday morning. >> coming up, the president's headed off to martha's vineyard for nine days so he wants to get some things on the record first. and it's not unusual to see these end of summer news conferences. let's talk about some of the issues that may come up. russia for certain, this is the first time that we will have heard from the president publicly since the white house announced that meeting, that one-on-one summit with russian president vladimir putin has been cancelled. what does the president think about that and how does he move the white house forward? also how big of a deal was giving asylum to edward snowden and how is the u.s. going to continue to try to get him back, that is very likely to come up. not to mention these terror threats, the new one you mentioned that shut down the consulate there and the earlier one that shut down 19 embassyings and consul lalts. >>> and a quick programming note, msnbc will have life coverage of the preside
. >>> president obama is having his first solo press ken -- nbc's tracie potts joins us live in washington with a preview. tracey, good friday morning. >> coming up, the president's headed off to martha's vineyard for nine days so he wants to get some things on the record first. and it's not unusual to see these end of summer news conferences. let's talk about some of the issues that may come up. russia for certain, this is the first time that we will have heard from the...
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he blamed president obama for problems with rand paul's toilet. he h he's in close association with alex jones. his chance is close to zero. >> do you agree with that? you said it's interesting to see rand paul and chris christie take one another on on. they had been feuding. rand paul offered to have a beer with chris christie if h he wam came to washington. h he said he called the the truce. a one-way truce. is that what he needs to do for the long game? >> he h's transformed. within the last six months he's narrowed and started tacking more to the middle. when he talks about immigration it's very different for rand paul. he realizes he needs to change the conversation. when he talks about drones it talks about the base in the united states, about people worried about the national security and privacy. i see him becoming -- toning down the voice to become more moderate and appealing. that doesn't necessarily mean when it comes toe to toe with hillary clinton that he h won't become more of an idealogue. i do think he's changing his feathers for n
he blamed president obama for problems with rand paul's toilet. he h he's in close association with alex jones. his chance is close to zero. >> do you agree with that? you said it's interesting to see rand paul and chris christie take one another on on. they had been feuding. rand paul offered to have a beer with chris christie if h he wam came to washington. h he said he called the the truce. a one-way truce. is that what he needs to do for the long game? >> he h's transformed....
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burning fake obama care cards. the gop's right flank has serious issues when it comes to the affordable care act. we'll discuss all of that when "now" starts right after this. (man) that's a good look for you. (woman) that was fun. (man) yeah. (man) let me help you out with the.. (woman)...oh no, i got it. (man) you sure? (woman) just pop the trunk. (man vo) i may not know where the road will lead, but... i'm sure my subaru will get me there. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patien
burning fake obama care cards. the gop's right flank has serious issues when it comes to the affordable care act. we'll discuss all of that when "now" starts right after this. (man) that's a good look for you. (woman) that was fun. (man) yeah. (man) let me help you out with the.. (woman)...oh no, i got it. (man) you sure? (woman) just pop the trunk. (man vo) i may not know where the road will lead, but... i'm sure my subaru will get me there. (announcer) love. it's what makes a...
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it involves obama care and this. >> my critics get an attitude. i tell them to stop. i tell them to stop. and if you need that new health care, sign up because it's hot. sign up because it's hot. i'm commander in chief and i'm too terms strong plus i've got this health care -- >> big show ahead. stay with us. two young boys life could be hectic. angie's list saves me a lot of time. after reading all the reviews i know i'm making the right choice. online or on the phone, we help you hire right the first time. with honest reviews on over 720 local services. keeping up with these two is more than a full time job, and i don't have time for unreliable companies. angie's list definitely saves me time and money. for over 18 years we've helped people take care of the things that matter most. join today. open to innovation. open to ambition. open to bold ideas. that's why new york has a new plan -- dozens of tax free zones all across the state. move here, expand here, or start a new business here and pay no taxes for ten years... we're new york. if there's something that creat
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president obama did not speak to putin directly. we're getting a lot of reaction, including from russia, which characterizes this as a disappointment. a number of lawmakers supporting president obama's decision, but then house speaker john boehner released this statement saying, quote, the president's signature foreign policy accomplishment from the first term a reset with russia has just collapsed. that is how some on the right are reacting to this. i think it's important to point out, though, tamron, that there will be conversations that go on at the end of the week between secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel with their russian counterparts at the state department. so there are other channels of communication. but again, this is a major statement by the obama administration. >> all right, kristen welker live at the white house. thanks, kristen. >>> and the news nation is also following developing news in the trial of accused ft. hood shooter nadal hasan. court is now in recess after a defense attorney w
president obama did not speak to putin directly. we're getting a lot of reaction, including from russia, which characterizes this as a disappointment. a number of lawmakers supporting president obama's decision, but then house speaker john boehner released this statement saying, quote, the president's signature foreign policy accomplishment from the first term a reset with russia has just collapsed. that is how some on the right are reacting to this. i think it's important to point out, though,...
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first lady michelle obama unveils her presideent for president obama. >>> but first how could affluenza set this teen free after driving drunk, killi inin four, and paralyzing one? a victim's brother wants justice. he joins me next. people join angie's list for all kinds of reasons. i go to angie's list to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town. you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare. now that we're expecting, i like the fact i can go onto angie's list and look for pediatricians. the service providers that i've found on angie's list actually have blown me away. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. [ male announcer ] campbell's homestyle soup with farm grown veggies. just like yours. huh. [ male announcer ] and roasted white meat chicken. just like yours. [ male announcer ] you'll think it's homemade. i love this show. [ male announcer ] try campbell's homestyle soup. [ male announ
first lady michelle obama unveils her presideent for president obama. >>> but first how could affluenza set this teen free after driving drunk, killi inin four, and paralyzing one? a victim's brother wants justice. he joins me next. people join angie's list for all kinds of reasons. i go to angie's list to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town. you'll find reviews on...
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you know, gene, philadelphia, for example, 85% for the democrat, for obama. i grew up in that state. it was all always a 50/50 kind of state. if it was a reasonable moderate republican running they could win. >> look at the suburbs around philadelphia. that's the real battleground now. >> they think the republican party is a whack job. >> well -- >> that's what they think, even on guns and stuff. abortion rights and gay marriage. they think these guys are 50 years ago. >> it's not that kind of hard right state and it's true. if you put up those hard right candidates, you're not going to win the state. >> i agree with that. here is what -- by the way, michael smerconish knows that issue very well. he represents those people in the middle. dominick gave us his rationale. anyone who voted for governor romney does not have any reflection of that vote in the electoral college vote. this is a proposal that is not party specific or partisan in any way. but just an attempt to have the popular vote reflected in the electoral vote. of course, if you believe it's not pa
you know, gene, philadelphia, for example, 85% for the democrat, for obama. i grew up in that state. it was all always a 50/50 kind of state. if it was a reasonable moderate republican running they could win. >> look at the suburbs around philadelphia. that's the real battleground now. >> they think the republican party is a whack job. >> well -- >> that's what they think, even on guns and stuff. abortion rights and gay marriage. they think these guys are 50 years ago....
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that also happens to coincide with open enrollment for obama care. so october 1st is a big date. >> yeah, i could see a situation where after 10 to 15 minutes of questions, if he's tired of talking and feels it like he's spent on a lot of these national security and foreign policy issues, he might use it as an opportunity to push blame on congressional republicans and attack them, frankly, for things like threatening shut downs over the government or the irs and obama care deadlines coming up. a couple other issues as well. one thing i do disagree with my fellow panelists about is immigration. i don't think the president wants to talk about immigration much at all. it might be a passing question if someone asks him about it. he'll probably encourage congress and house republicans to pass immigration reform legislation. on the whole, that has not been a strategy all along. he wants to stay out of immigration so it has a better chance of passing among house republicans. >> josh, when it comes to the 20th embassy in lahore, pakistan, being closed to tod
that also happens to coincide with open enrollment for obama care. so october 1st is a big date. >> yeah, i could see a situation where after 10 to 15 minutes of questions, if he's tired of talking and feels it like he's spent on a lot of these national security and foreign policy issues, he might use it as an opportunity to push blame on congressional republicans and attack them, frankly, for things like threatening shut downs over the government or the irs and obama care deadlines...
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president obama is building support for the immigration reform plan. he is meeting with leaders of the white house an they create a guest worker program to allow future immigrants to come to the u.s. legally. the president will make the first visit to israel this spring for tauctionz that might repair a strained relationship of benjamin netanyahu. the president also is planning to make stops in the west bank in jordan. >>> this is day two of the iranian leader ahmadinejad's visit to egypt. a protester threw a shoe at him. >>> in california, reaction to police stocking a mock massacre in a school to teach students how to stop an attack like the shootings in connecticut. critics say that using fake blood and pretending to kill the shooters is too traumatic so soon after sandy hook. >>> some new york state republican lawmakers want to limit governor andrew cuomo's use of powers to pass the strongest gun control law in the country. stephen mick glock lyn say they object to voting on the bill the same night it was introduced. >> just don't question it. just
president obama is building support for the immigration reform plan. he is meeting with leaders of the white house an they create a guest worker program to allow future immigrants to come to the u.s. legally. the president will make the first visit to israel this spring for tauctionz that might repair a strained relationship of benjamin netanyahu. the president also is planning to make stops in the west bank in jordan. >>> this is day two of the iranian leader ahmadinejad's visit to...
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and president obama and the democrats are fighting back. joining me now are cory dade, contributing editor at the root, and political strategist angela reid. >> i think they have to continue to tell the truth. this is a political problem that really shouldn't be one that is partisan, right? economics benefit the country in total, whether you are a democrat, republican or somewhere in between. but the fact that people need to have funds to buy groceries, to buy other things. the fact that they have not, the fact that there is a condition of have-nots makes have less. >> the more that you have in the hands of citizens, the more they're going to consume, the more money there is for everybody. it helps the economy. and when we look at the details of this plan it would extend long-term unemployment benefits for three months. it's designed to buy congress time so it can create a longer-term fix. and it would cover 1.3 million unemployed americans. >> that's right, rev. you have more than 4 million americans now who have been without work for more
and president obama and the democrats are fighting back. joining me now are cory dade, contributing editor at the root, and political strategist angela reid. >> i think they have to continue to tell the truth. this is a political problem that really shouldn't be one that is partisan, right? economics benefit the country in total, whether you are a democrat, republican or somewhere in between. but the fact that people need to have funds to buy groceries, to buy other things. the fact that...
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obama's going to have to just stay there. obama, watch out for those bulls. >> hey. i know i'm a clown. he's just running around acting like one. doesn't know he is one. >> stay classy, gop. here's another one for you. a republican running for congress in illinois says the "duck dynasty" star is the rosa parks of our generation. he says, quote, in december 1955 rosa parks took a stand against an unjust societal persecution of black people. and in december 2013 robertson took a stand against persecution of christians. that's so wrong and ignorant it's not even worth talking about. folks, one year ago the republican national committee announced an autopsy to figure out how they can win over minority voters. looks like they need to go back to the drawing board. joining me now are maria teresa kumar and angela rye. thank you both for being here. >> thank you. >> so angela, the republican candidate says the guy from "duck dynasty" is just like rosa parks. how is that going to win back african-american voters? >> well, rev, unfortunately we've seen throughout this week tha
obama's going to have to just stay there. obama, watch out for those bulls. >> hey. i know i'm a clown. he's just running around acting like one. doesn't know he is one. >> stay classy, gop. here's another one for you. a republican running for congress in illinois says the "duck dynasty" star is the rosa parks of our generation. he says, quote, in december 1955 rosa parks took a stand against an unjust societal persecution of black people. and in december 2013 robertson...
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even a severe warning in atlanta where president obama is visiting morehouse college. we're also seeing showers and storms throughout the carolina now. nothing severe at this time. showers and thunderstorms beginning to break out across the western portions of illinois. not so much yet across the western areas of missouri. this is where we expect things to really light up later on this evening. the tornado threat is going to increase as we go through tonight, talking about places like joplin, tulsa, oklahoma city as well, all the way through the twin cities and tomorrow this whole area shifts a little more to the east to include chicago and st. louis and it will still be a tornado threat. a lot of these areas in the red zone back into much of oklahoma as well. large hail, straight line wind as possibility but tornadoes. you really need to have a plan to be safe. back to you, alex. >> thank you very much for the heads up. we need to pay attention now. appreciate it. to stay up on the weather at all times, go to weather.com. >> back to politics, top senate republican mit
even a severe warning in atlanta where president obama is visiting morehouse college. we're also seeing showers and storms throughout the carolina now. nothing severe at this time. showers and thunderstorms beginning to break out across the western portions of illinois. not so much yet across the western areas of missouri. this is where we expect things to really light up later on this evening. the tornado threat is going to increase as we go through tonight, talking about places like joplin,...
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. >>> also ahead, president obama said the tea party fever would break. today speaker boehner erupted. new numbers show the tea party is losing steam. >>> plus obama care is working and democrats are about to run on it. we'll show you why ted cruz and the repealers are in jeopardy. >>> and we open the justice files. should a police dog be thrown through a car window? should a rich teenager who killed four drunk driving see no jail time claiming affluenza? and should a police officer who shot at a van full of kids get his job back? tonight you'll be the judge. stay with us. peoi go to angie's listt for all kinds of reasons. to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town. you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare. now that we're expecting, i like the fact i can go onto angie's list and look for pediatricians. the service providers that i've found on angie's list actually have blown me away. find out why more than two million
. >>> also ahead, president obama said the tea party fever would break. today speaker boehner erupted. new numbers show the tea party is losing steam. >>> plus obama care is working and democrats are about to run on it. we'll show you why ted cruz and the repealers are in jeopardy. >>> and we open the justice files. should a police dog be thrown through a car window? should a rich teenager who killed four drunk driving see no jail time claiming affluenza? and should a...
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president obama spends the last day of his vacation on the golf course. back to caught on camera. >>> welcome back to caught on camera, i'm contessa brewer. one of the most controversial incidents of the iraq war came to light publicly in 2010 when wikileaks released a disturbing military video from three years earlier. the footage shows a deadly aerial assault, among those killed, two journalists from reuters. a warning, the video you're about to see is graphic and may be hard to watch. july 12, 2007. the temperature is more than 100 degrees in central baghdad. this is the most violent period u.s. forces in iraq have seen. the surge, 30,000 u.s. troops are deployed to root out the insurgensy. more troops on the streets means more danger. and attacks against u.s. forces are increasing daily. >> this is at the apex of iraq going to hell. the surge has just started, and the war went from incredibly violent to over the top violent, especially in baghdad. >> we would get blown up regularly. snipers shooting at us. never tells us who the enemy was. >> soldiers
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but this, it seems, as obama care goes, so goes obama's presidency. we've seen that in his low poll numbers. if this thing turns around a bit where people start signing up, the website seems better, you may see a little turning of this. it's definitely an uphill climb right now for democrats as they try to push back on this. they're playing in a lot of republican territory. >> all right. domenico, thank you very much. >>> and developing now, the top aide to tennessee senator lamar alexander just made his first court appearance after being arrested yesterday on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. we're also learning new details about the raid at his home yesterday and what officials say they found inside. nbc's casey hunt joining me live from capitol hill. what are we learning in the details of the investigation and what led to this raid? >> well, he did appear formally in court for the first time to officially face charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. the complaint says that when investigators went to his hou
but this, it seems, as obama care goes, so goes obama's presidency. we've seen that in his low poll numbers. if this thing turns around a bit where people start signing up, the website seems better, you may see a little turning of this. it's definitely an uphill climb right now for democrats as they try to push back on this. they're playing in a lot of republican territory. >> all right. domenico, thank you very much. >>> and developing now, the top aide to tennessee senator...
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how appropriate are those lyrics today for president obama. he's on his own with public support falling. back on a campaign style bus going down the only road he's ever known. enough with whitesnake. there were a few big initiatives from the president today tying financial aid to college performance giving all students
how appropriate are those lyrics today for president obama. he's on his own with public support falling. back on a campaign style bus going down the only road he's ever known. enough with whitesnake. there were a few big initiatives from the president today tying financial aid to college performance giving all students
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now they're talking about scaling that back to delay obama care for one year. i think the president is going to say, look, they're playing games with this. i just want to do simple governance where we keep the government open and try to have measures that grow the economy a little bit and create jobs. it's not that he has a bold agenda, but it's not an agenda that engages the economy by playing with the budget process. i think that's the way he'll portray it. >> all right. stay with us, josh. i want to bring in nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell from d.c. refusing a meeting with vladimir putin seems to me like a cold-war mind set. does it seem that way to you? >> that certainly is the temperature. although, foreign minister lavrov is having a briefing at the end of his talks today with john kerry and chuck hagel. he's briefing over at the russian embassy. he started out by saying it's really good they're getting together at the minister level. he seems to be trying to smooth things over a little bit. some of the the russians don't like th
now they're talking about scaling that back to delay obama care for one year. i think the president is going to say, look, they're playing games with this. i just want to do simple governance where we keep the government open and try to have measures that grow the economy a little bit and create jobs. it's not that he has a bold agenda, but it's not an agenda that engages the economy by playing with the budget process. i think that's the way he'll portray it. >> all right. stay with us,...
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deadly clashes in egypt and president obama's response. >> our traditional cooperation cannot continue as usual when civilians are being killed in the streets. >> the key question for the u.s. -- should we cut off aid to egypt? i'll ask two key senators on the armed services committee. >>> race and justice, a controversial crime-fighting tool, stop and frisk, rejected by a federal judge. new york city police commissioner ray kelly joins me to defend it, while trayvon martin's mother gives me her views in an exclusive live interview. >>> ready to run? hi
deadly clashes in egypt and president obama's response. >> our traditional cooperation cannot continue as usual when civilians are being killed in the streets. >> the key question for the u.s. -- should we cut off aid to egypt? i'll ask two key senators on the armed services committee. >>> race and justice, a controversial crime-fighting tool, stop and frisk, rejected by a federal judge. new york city police commissioner ray kelly joins me to defend it, while trayvon...
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he is far to the left of president obama and obama's policies on iran and has been for some time whether it's opposing sanctions. that is something we are currently engaged in, whether it's wanting iranian membership in the world trade organization. it's refusing to designate hezbollah and other iranian groups as terrorist organizations. these are all things that put him in contrast with the current administration's policies. so i think the line of questions on iran from the left and the right are warranted. >> he said in that 112-page questionnaire, and i quote, smart,s unprecedented, and effective sanctions against the iranian regime. he would continue to implement and he supports what congress and the obama administration have adopted in recent years. >> that is a new position and that's the right position to take. but it flies in the face of a number of votes. it was really rich to suggest all of this time we've been taking him out of context and using one vote or one quote when it's been a record and pattern of votes and quotes that lead people to believe this. there's no reason for
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we begin with president obama sitting down with jay leno. despite some joking, the president addressing a number of issues from the economy and health care to foreign policy and even touched on the nsa's controversial intelligence gathering. >> a lot of these programs were put in place before i came in. i had some skepticism. i think there's -- we should have a healthy skepticism about what government is doing. we don't have a domestic spying program. what we do have are some mechanisms where we can track a phone number or an e-mail address that we know is connected to some sort of terrorist threat. none of the revelations shows the government abused these powers. now, you know, part of it is he's not accustomed to -- >> president obama also addressed washington's relationship with moscow saying he believes the two countries with work together even though russia slips into what he calls a cold war mentality. meanwhile, deadline reports the president attended a private dinner with some supporters in hollywood after "the tonight show" appearan
we begin with president obama sitting down with jay leno. despite some joking, the president addressing a number of issues from the economy and health care to foreign policy and even touched on the nsa's controversial intelligence gathering. >> a lot of these programs were put in place before i came in. i had some skepticism. i think there's -- we should have a healthy skepticism about what government is doing. we don't have a domestic spying program. what we do have are some mechanisms...
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didn't senator obama demand transparency and promise it in his own? the issues enumerated at this table, i'll go through again vis-a-vis this memo. talked about civilian deaths including children. this doesn't account for that. doesn't try to justify that or explain that. rules of engagement which i have said are necessary going forward to continue a drone policy. questions like are we at war when we employ drone strikes in yemen, for example? is that a war situation? would we consider pakistan declaring war on us if they advanced drone strikes on us? i think we would. this document basically says we can fire on a host nation with their consent or because they do not give it. that's pretty fuzzy. that's pretty vague. the third issue we have talked about is due process. and apparently we can completely subvert the constitution and kill americans without due process if their capture is quote/unquote infeasible and imminent threat. that's vague and easy to sort of get around. and fourth, the issue that i've also brought up is just the hypocrisy. this is
didn't senator obama demand transparency and promise it in his own? the issues enumerated at this table, i'll go through again vis-a-vis this memo. talked about civilian deaths including children. this doesn't account for that. doesn't try to justify that or explain that. rules of engagement which i have said are necessary going forward to continue a drone policy. questions like are we at war when we employ drone strikes in yemen, for example? is that a war situation? would we consider pakistan...
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but when president obama thought maybe a stimulus would be a good idea, because we were facing the worst downturn since the great depression, somebody had changed paul ryan's channel. >> we can do better than this. this bill, this economic stimulus package is unworthy of our new president's signature. this is just a long spending wish list from every spending interest group that's out there. if you're going to go out and borrow $825,000 -- >> so, recraft it for me, congressman ryan. recraft it. >> this is not going to work, and that's the concern. >> this stimulus thing is not going to work. who would ever think that a stimulus bill would work? paul ryan's change of heart would have been embarrassing on its own, but it got worse when he was forced to admit that his office had requested money from the 2009 stimulus bill, even though he said that they had not. and even though he said the whole thing wouldn't work. if it wouldn't work, then why did you want some to take home with you? that kind of thing that's happened often enough in recent republican politics that it's become almost its o
but when president obama thought maybe a stimulus would be a good idea, because we were facing the worst downturn since the great depression, somebody had changed paul ryan's channel. >> we can do better than this. this bill, this economic stimulus package is unworthy of our new president's signature. this is just a long spending wish list from every spending interest group that's out there. if you're going to go out and borrow $825,000 -- >> so, recraft it for me, congressman ryan....
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an obama speech. one of those signature speeches by this person at this moment in history that somehow rise up out of normal politics and address a taboo with an uncommon level of frankness and clarity and nuance. one of those speeches so rare in politics that opens up a truly vital public conversation in this country. the kind of public conversation we want to have. the president started off today with the end of the war on terror. not just that there needs to be one, but what it might look like. >> we have to recognize that the threat has shifted and evolved from the one that came to our shores on 9/11. with a decade of experience now to draw from. this is the moment to ask ourselves hard questions. about the nature of today's threats and how we should confront them. america's at a crossroads. we must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else it will define us. we have to be mindful of madison's warning that no nature could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare. we must
an obama speech. one of those signature speeches by this person at this moment in history that somehow rise up out of normal politics and address a taboo with an uncommon level of frankness and clarity and nuance. one of those speeches so rare in politics that opens up a truly vital public conversation in this country. the kind of public conversation we want to have. the president started off today with the end of the war on terror. not just that there needs to be one, but what it might look...
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. >> here at home, president obama expected to lay out a broad vision for american foreign policy in a speech later today including a shift in the way the u.s. uses unmanned drone strikes. according to "the new york times," president obama signed a new classified guideline limiting strikes in pakistan, yemen and somalia, place that's are not active war zones. the move follows revelations that the u.s. has killed four americans in drone strikes outside the field of battle including eye radical muslim cleric. he was one of the only ones who was specifically targeted. last month up intoes reported that the obama administration targeted and killed hundreds of low level afghan and pakistani militants, many of whom had no apparent al qaeda affiliation at all. let's bring in chief white house correspondent for "politico" mike allen. i'm assuming this move is calculated. what is your sense of the response here? >> brian, we often talk about how remarkable this speech is. the president talked very little about drone policy at all. the most the president has ever said about drones was, believe
. >> here at home, president obama expected to lay out a broad vision for american foreign policy in a speech later today including a shift in the way the u.s. uses unmanned drone strikes. according to "the new york times," president obama signed a new classified guideline limiting strikes in pakistan, yemen and somalia, place that's are not active war zones. the move follows revelations that the u.s. has killed four americans in drone strikes outside the field of battle...
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president obama shifting his focus back to the economy. a day after the dow closed above the 14,000 mark for the first time since before the financial crisis. >> we are poised to grow in 2013. and the real signs of progress. home prices are starting to climb again. car sales are at a five-year high. manufacturing is roaring back. our businesses created 2.2 million jobs last year. and we just learned that our economy created more jobs over the last few months than economists originally thought. >> now, former senator scott brown says he will not run on a special senate election in massachusetts. it's a setback. republicans who hope to win the seat vacated by secretary of state john kerry. brown lost hre-election bid to elizabeth warren in november. for more on the response to the milestone week to the dow, let's go to kristen welker at the white house for us. good saturday morning to you. what is the take on the latest economic news, after the rocky start with the negative gdp number? >> good morning, alex. a real mixed bag this week. the w
president obama shifting his focus back to the economy. a day after the dow closed above the 14,000 mark for the first time since before the financial crisis. >> we are poised to grow in 2013. and the real signs of progress. home prices are starting to climb again. car sales are at a five-year high. manufacturing is roaring back. our businesses created 2.2 million jobs last year. and we just learned that our economy created more jobs over the last few months than economists originally...
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first time president obama is taking his push for stricter gun laws out of washington, d.c. right now, we're about 30 minutes away from the president speaking at the first big follow-up since announcing in mid-january his proposal to curb gun violence. the president is in minneapolis, minnesota, on the first of several expected trips to rally support to push congress to pass legislation. the white house picked minneapolis for the president's remarks in part because of major progress that city made in curbing gun violence since the '90s dubbed murdered-opolis. today, minneapolis mayor r.t. ryeback had strong words for harry reid who would not commit to supporting an asaumt weapons ban. >> i didn't vote for it last night because it didn't make sense but i'll take a look at it. >> how can harry reid, a fellow democrat and i'm willing to criticize him say he hasn't read the bill. mayor dianne feinstein has been a mayor. she's been in a shooting. she knows why she needs this. let's support the president and get some things done. >> however, momentum does seem to be building behin
first time president obama is taking his push for stricter gun laws out of washington, d.c. right now, we're about 30 minutes away from the president speaking at the first big follow-up since announcing in mid-january his proposal to curb gun violence. the president is in minneapolis, minnesota, on the first of several expected trips to rally support to push congress to pass legislation. the white house picked minneapolis for the president's remarks in part because of major progress that city...
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president obama insists he doesn't dislike vladimir putin. but it's clear he's not too crazy about him, either. the president's remarks prompted a challenge from senator john mccain, who says the president should be doing more. >> i don't have a bad personal relationship with putin. when we have conversations, they're candid, they're blunt. often times, constructive. the president likes to focus on body language. he has that slouch, looking like the bored kid in the back of the classroom. when we're in conversations, often times it's product i. >> the president comparing to a kid in the back of the classroom, is indicative of the president's lack of appreciation of who vladimir putin is. we need to understand that mr. putin does not have united states/russia relationships in any priority. and treat him in a realistic fashion. that's the way to treat mr. putin. >>> how about this story over the weekend. hannah anderson, the teenager abducted and taken into the idaho wilderness, is reportedly back with her dad. a group of horseback riders was t
president obama insists he doesn't dislike vladimir putin. but it's clear he's not too crazy about him, either. the president's remarks prompted a challenge from senator john mccain, who says the president should be doing more. >> i don't have a bad personal relationship with putin. when we have conversations, they're candid, they're blunt. often times, constructive. the president likes to focus on body language. he has that slouch, looking like the bored kid in the back of the classroom....
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. >>> plus is president obama ready to rid the nation of fanny and freddie. >>> oprah is striking. >>> and surprising new stats on pot smokers. plus the biggest party schools in america. >>> we begin with breaking news out of yemen. the u.s. state department is urging all u.s. citizens there to leave immediately due to the continued potential for terrorist attacks. it also ordered not emergency government staff to leave as well. the security area, the threat there is considered extremely high and tensions are already elevate elevated with 19 u.s. embassies closed through saturday. sources tell nbc news intercepted communications prommed those closures. sources say two of al qaeda's top leaders, quote, wanted to do something big this past sunday during ramadan. those leaders are said to be al qaeda's chief and his deputy in yemen. communication did not reveal a specific target or method and sources say the most likely targeted country was thought to be yemen. >>> developing overnight, a shooting in pennsylvania leaves three people dead and cull nats with two people tackling the gun. ma
. >>> plus is president obama ready to rid the nation of fanny and freddie. >>> oprah is striking. >>> and surprising new stats on pot smokers. plus the biggest party schools in america. >>> we begin with breaking news out of yemen. the u.s. state department is urging all u.s. citizens there to leave immediately due to the continued potential for terrorist attacks. it also ordered not emergency government staff to leave as well. the security area, the threat...
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republicans wasted little time in blaming the obama administration. republican national committee urged passengers with delayed flights to contact the white house, while eric cantor took to twitter with why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flight? faa could cut other spending #obamaflightdelays. today, these are some of the same republican lawmakers who voted for the sequester, criticized faa administrator michael huerta. >> this empirical attitude on the part of the administration, and you're the most recent example of that imperialism, is disgusting. so, i hope you have some answers for us today, but the first question i want answered is, why didn't you tell us about it beforehand? >> we have been talking about reduction in available controller hours of 10% for months. >> but you didn't tell them which airports, which airlines. >> we told them they should expect significant impacts at major hub facilities. >> la te da, everyone knew that, that's what sequester is all about. >> la te da. game, set, match, congressman. everyone is assess
republicans wasted little time in blaming the obama administration. republican national committee urged passengers with delayed flights to contact the white house, while eric cantor took to twitter with why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flight? faa could cut other spending #obamaflightdelays. today, these are some of the same republican lawmakers who voted for the sequester, criticized faa administrator michael huerta. >> this empirical attitude on the part of the...
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obama, not as simple as everything solved when barack obama was elected. i want to get into that particularly in light of today's news after we take this break. >>> this will involve partnerships with other countries. already, thousands of pakistani soldiers have lost their lives fighting extremists. in yemen, we are supporting security forces that have reclaimed territory from aqap. in somalia we helped a coalition of african nations push al shabob out of its strongholds. >> president obama speaking on the war on terror in may, a long speech, unprecedented and his theory on that. i'm here with jeremy scahill, and will be doing q&a with rick who directed it. it debuts tomorrow. you talked to some of those partners. who are those partners? >> the united states has been backing the counter-terrorism unit. ctu, supposed to be targeting al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. when the arab spring occurred all the forces inside yemen pulled out because there was a perception they were involved with supporting units being used by the regime to repress the uprising. t
obama, not as simple as everything solved when barack obama was elected. i want to get into that particularly in light of today's news after we take this break. >>> this will involve partnerships with other countries. already, thousands of pakistani soldiers have lost their lives fighting extremists. in yemen, we are supporting security forces that have reclaimed territory from aqap. in somalia we helped a coalition of african nations push al shabob out of its strongholds. >>...
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since president obama has been in office. this is the fastest deficit reduction we have had as a country since world war ii. and honestly, that's kind of terrible. it's kind of terrible to the extent that we are working on this stupid deficit issue, spending less instead of more to put people back to work. this is the thing that the "new york times" crunched the numbers on last week in the big, devastating front page article. they found if we were not doing what we have been doing to reduce the deficit, we would have 1.5 million more jobs. 6.5%, had we not been doing the stuff to reduce the deficit. economically, this is not at all what we need as a country. but it is what the republicans said would be their highest priority. if they got control of the white house. it was the thing they said they must most wanted president obama to do. the thing they most lambasted him for not doing. think they'll give him any credit now for doing it? that does it for us tonight. we will see you again tomorrow night, where we are going to bri
since president obama has been in office. this is the fastest deficit reduction we have had as a country since world war ii. and honestly, that's kind of terrible. it's kind of terrible to the extent that we are working on this stupid deficit issue, spending less instead of more to put people back to work. this is the thing that the "new york times" crunched the numbers on last week in the big, devastating front page article. they found if we were not doing what we have been doing to...
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statistic distressing thing action though, about the obama administration is he's great, president obama is great at talking the talk, but really he hasn't been so good at walking the walk, both on civil liberties and things like closing guantanamo. he's used the threat of, you know, sort of a hyper-partisan republican congress to say this is why he needs to do what he needs to do, but we're learning he has all sorts of exec tif powers he's asserting because he can and spinning off things that the bush administration did that i think are disconcerting. i think as journalists, we have to fight back to say the executive is taking too much power. >> to say that president obama is in a bind and was pushed by partisanship into adopting the approach to the war against terrorism that he has done is slightly letting him off the hook. he is the one that's aggressively stepped up -- is still outsourcing terror suspects to third parties who may or may not be treating them in line with the way -- i mean, his approach to the war on terrorism -- this is a white house that does not want american boots
statistic distressing thing action though, about the obama administration is he's great, president obama is great at talking the talk, but really he hasn't been so good at walking the walk, both on civil liberties and things like closing guantanamo. he's used the threat of, you know, sort of a hyper-partisan republican congress to say this is why he needs to do what he needs to do, but we're learning he has all sorts of exec tif powers he's asserting because he can and spinning off things that...
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no such thing as an obama care draft card. there's not even an obama care card. there's no card, no paper at all. there is nothing to burn. so freedom works has had to make their own draft card. you print it out on the website and burn it yourself. so take a stand, good american by burning your freedom works provided obama care draft card that doesn't draft you to do anything. >> burning the card is a symbol, of course, because there's no card yet. actually freedom works is going to design the obama care card ourselves, put that online, we're going to share it with people in the hopes they will burn it, tear it up mark on it, send it to the irs or congressman. >> you make your own card to burn. the argument freedom works is making, people should refuse to be part of obama care. don't take free government health insurance if it is offered to you. say no. and if you say no and you get sick or get hit by a bus or you light yourself on fire while burning your self-printed obama care draft card, well, that is on you. this is a weird thing that's happened to the campai
no such thing as an obama care draft card. there's not even an obama care card. there's no card, no paper at all. there is nothing to burn. so freedom works has had to make their own draft card. you print it out on the website and burn it yourself. so take a stand, good american by burning your freedom works provided obama care draft card that doesn't draft you to do anything. >> burning the card is a symbol, of course, because there's no card yet. actually freedom works is going to...
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that's four possible nominees for president obama to answer critics who say there's a lack of diversity in the second-term choices. >> i'm very proud that in the first four years we had as diverse, if not more diverse, a white house and cabinet than any in history. i intent to continue that. i would suggest that everybody just wait until they have seen all my appointments, who's in the white house staff and who's in my cabinet before they rush to judgment. >>> the president has already nominated four people to cabinet posts. all of them are men. collectiont proves durable can be softer than ever. we can get for less and spread that softness even further. turns out, we can do even more than we thought we could. because this is the year of doing. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. roll out the new year with free whole home basic carpet installation on three rooms or more. we create easy to use, powerful trading tools for all. look at these streaming charts! they're totally customizable and they let you visualize what might happen next. that's genius! strategies,
that's four possible nominees for president obama to answer critics who say there's a lack of diversity in the second-term choices. >> i'm very proud that in the first four years we had as diverse, if not more diverse, a white house and cabinet than any in history. i intent to continue that. i would suggest that everybody just wait until they have seen all my appointments, who's in the white house staff and who's in my cabinet before they rush to judgment. >>> the president has...
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will the obama administration get another win? it's tuesday, november 26, and this is "now. " >>> just when you thought the legal efforts to dismantle the nation's health care law were over they are at it again. just moments ago as we've been reporting the supreme court decided to hear a case arguing that the act violates first amendment rates because it requires coverage for employees' contraception, reproductive screening, and preventive care. the obama administration was already pretty careful. they exempted religious institutions from that rule. but now some corporations say their religious freedom is being violated. hoby lobby, a crafts chain, argues that just as corporate speech rights were protected in citizens united, now corporate religious rights should be protected against government pressure through the aca. just as it is wrong to ask whether corporationses have speech rights, they argue, it's also wrong to ask whether corporations exercise religion. an appeals court in washington recently agreed ruling that the aca's
will the obama administration get another win? it's tuesday, november 26, and this is "now. " >>> just when you thought the legal efforts to dismantle the nation's health care law were over they are at it again. just moments ago as we've been reporting the supreme court decided to hear a case arguing that the act violates first amendment rates because it requires coverage for employees' contraception, reproductive screening, and preventive care. the obama administration was...
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that's exactly what president obama was saying. now we're seeing some republicans, mitt romney, newt gingrich, who i will point out are not running for re-election. they have nothing to lose when they come out and say these things. i want to echo what they're saying. i think they're right. it is insanity when you do something over and over and over again when you know the outcome. we have house republicans voting for the 20th time to repeal obama care. one, they don't have the votes to repeal it. two, they don't have the votes to repeal it and three it's the law. all the while things get put to the back burner, the budget. here house republicans 19% approval and you wonder why. first put some things on the table. if you're going to try to repeal something, put an alternative forward. >> it's one thing to repeal and it's one thing to watch it fail. what's happening is it's only a symptom of a larger problem for the republican party. they have no policy program. they have nothing when it comes to health care, nothing when it comes to
that's exactly what president obama was saying. now we're seeing some republicans, mitt romney, newt gingrich, who i will point out are not running for re-election. they have nothing to lose when they come out and say these things. i want to echo what they're saying. i think they're right. it is insanity when you do something over and over and over again when you know the outcome. we have house republicans voting for the 20th time to repeal obama care. one, they don't have the votes to repeal...
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president obama canceled next month's planned meeting with vladimir putin. while it's not a complete return to the cold war, there is a chill in the air between the u.s. and russia. tracie potts joins us live now from washington with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, they're filling that chill here on capitol hill. interestingly though, republicans and democrats are supporting the president but republican house speaker john boehner, he says this is proof that relationship between the u.s. and rush why has collapsed. >> and first impression they got -- >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry and chuck hagel are set to meet their russian counterparts in russia tomorrow even though preb canceled his moscow summit with russian president vladimir putin. >> we were not at the point in our progress on a number of these issues where a summit at the presidential level was the most constructive step. >> reporter: there are disagreements over arms control and human rights. but the last straw was russia giving whistle-blower richard snowden asylum for
president obama canceled next month's planned meeting with vladimir putin. while it's not a complete return to the cold war, there is a chill in the air between the u.s. and russia. tracie potts joins us live now from washington with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, they're filling that chill here on capitol hill. interestingly though, republicans and democrats are supporting the president but republican house speaker john boehner, he says this is proof that relationship...
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the obama administration decided to delay parts of obama care for a year. after the dream act failed in congress, the obama administration decided to stop processing immigrants. they basically implemented the law. to republicans in congress, this is lawlessness. this is the executive branch stepping out of its bounds. the democrats in congress, it's the only way for the executive branch to govern amidst our republican party that refuses to work with this white house. this is why congressional gridlock is not like traffic gridlock. things move, laws get made. they're just not made the way they're supposed to be made. co author of the book, the broken branch, how congress is failing america, and how to get it back on track, thank you both for being here. maddie, i want to start with you, what do you think of these wavers, i imagine you're not a huge fan of them. >> this unilateral action by the executive branch. we're thinking on the right that this is problematic, i think the same thing was happening on the left during the george w. bush years. it was the sa
the obama administration decided to delay parts of obama care for a year. after the dream act failed in congress, the obama administration decided to stop processing immigrants. they basically implemented the law. to republicans in congress, this is lawlessness. this is the executive branch stepping out of its bounds. the democrats in congress, it's the only way for the executive branch to govern amidst our republican party that refuses to work with this white house. this is why congressional...
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president obama told troops at camp pendleton that the u.s. does not retreat from the world and does not get terrorized. >> because of you, osama bin laden is no more. because of you, al qaeda's top ranks have been hammered. even as we decimated the al qaeda leadership that attacked us on 9/11, al qaeda affiliates and like minded extremists still threaten our homeland. still threaten our diplomatic facilities. still threaten our businesses abroad. and we've had to take these threats seriously and do all we can to confront them. >> meanwhile, those heavy u.s. drone strikes in yemen continue. according to "the new york times," three strikes this morning have left three people dead. another wednesday killed seven. and a targeted attack on tuesday killed four people, all said to be working for al qaeda. >>> president obama also addressed another critical issue within the arms forces, its alarming rate of sexual assaults. it follows a recent report that as many as 26,000 instances of the crime went unreported last year, a 35% jump from 2010. the pe
president obama told troops at camp pendleton that the u.s. does not retreat from the world and does not get terrorized. >> because of you, osama bin laden is no more. because of you, al qaeda's top ranks have been hammered. even as we decimated the al qaeda leadership that attacked us on 9/11, al qaeda affiliates and like minded extremists still threaten our homeland. still threaten our diplomatic facilities. still threaten our businesses abroad. and we've had to take these threats...
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about 35 people came over to me and said don't fund obama care. i asked each one should we shut down the government not to get it? only one said yes. this is a small group of people who want the extreme position of potentially risking social security payments or the job of the highway worker. all kinds of safety provisions that the government does to achieve an ideological goal that is not achievable. ted cruz is out there on that and it's getting sawed off. >> two things likely to get attached to this two-month period. this idea of repealing the tax on medical devices and the second possible thing they could add has to do with members of congress and staff being put into the same rules and getting rid of the waiver that i think the president would give having to do with health care. can you or the senate support that? >> no, there is talk of other writers to put on once the on, bama care fails. they won't be able to put the writers on this bill. woe made that clear. we are not going to negotiate. >> no writers? >> the bottom line is this. this is
about 35 people came over to me and said don't fund obama care. i asked each one should we shut down the government not to get it? only one said yes. this is a small group of people who want the extreme position of potentially risking social security payments or the job of the highway worker. all kinds of safety provisions that the government does to achieve an ideological goal that is not achievable. ted cruz is out there on that and it's getting sawed off. >> two things likely to get...
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we'll dig into what's going on and how important millennials are to both obama care and the obama presidency. >>> good morning. i'm chris jansing, and this morning we're looking at what the president calls the defining challenge of our time, income and equality. he's got a lot of statistics to back him up, but consider just this one. between 1978 and 2011 worker compensation has gone up by 5.7%, on average, for most of us, for a ceo, they've gotten a 725% raise. fast food workers say they are living examples of the effect of income and equality. today thousands of them are walking off the job in more than a hundred cities off the country demanding to be paid $15 an hour. >> i actually work two jobs. i work mcdonald's and wendy's and it's still not enough. the cost of living still seems to be rising over my head and still making difficult, daily sacrifices and i work two job, minimum wage is just not enough. >> president obama gave those protesters a boost yesterday. >> we know that there are airport workers and fast food workers and nurse assistants and retail sales people who work their tai
we'll dig into what's going on and how important millennials are to both obama care and the obama presidency. >>> good morning. i'm chris jansing, and this morning we're looking at what the president calls the defining challenge of our time, income and equality. he's got a lot of statistics to back him up, but consider just this one. between 1978 and 2011 worker compensation has gone up by 5.7%, on average, for most of us, for a ceo, they've gotten a 725% raise. fast food workers say...
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we begin with president obama sitting down with jay leno. despite some joking, the president addressing a number of issues from the economy and health care to foreign
we begin with president obama sitting down with jay leno. despite some joking, the president addressing a number of issues from the economy and health care to foreign
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and has barack obama the man, or barack obama the politician, even before he was president, ever been through a period like this in his life? in his personal or political history, has he ever been through this type of trial? does his past tell us anything about what might happen next in joining us is david axelrod. he is now director of the institute of politics at university of chicago and msnbc senior political analyst. thank you for being here. >> thank you. i'm nostalgic listening to the the recounting of the week. i'm missing washington so much. >> yeah, i bet. well you have known president obama for a long time. you've been with him through his political career. has he ever been through a very difficult sort of multifaceted period like this? personally or politically, have you seen him through periods like this before? >> oh, yes. under fact i have experienced with him. first, understand we went through a whole campaign in 2007-2008. principally 2007 in which the whole washington establishment was writingity office in competence. then during the presidency we have had these epis
and has barack obama the man, or barack obama the politician, even before he was president, ever been through a period like this in his life? in his personal or political history, has he ever been through this type of trial? does his past tell us anything about what might happen next in joining us is david axelrod. he is now director of the institute of politics at university of chicago and msnbc senior political analyst. thank you for being here. >> thank you. i'm nostalgic listening to...
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president obama heads back to school. in a matter of minutes the president will take the podium at the university of buffalo. it's his first stop on a two-day bus tour. one that will take him to universities throughout new york, throughout pennsylvania, as well. he's going to be rolling out a lesson plan to help lower the cost of college and hold schools accountable. >> who's doing a good job and who's not and ultimately start to move financial aid, move resources towards those universities that are very serious about this mission. >> so this is what the president essentially wants to do. rate colleges by the 2015 school year using things like tuition, graduation rates and also how much money school graduates earn. they would be used to compare colleges to one another and financial aid would be partly based on those rankings. and here's the thing, though, there are portions of the president's plan that will require congressional approval. again, we are expecting the president to start speaking in just a matter of minutes
president obama heads back to school. in a matter of minutes the president will take the podium at the university of buffalo. it's his first stop on a two-day bus tour. one that will take him to universities throughout new york, throughout pennsylvania, as well. he's going to be rolling out a lesson plan to help lower the cost of college and hold schools accountable. >> who's doing a good job and who's not and ultimately start to move financial aid, move resources towards those...